Abstract:
The present paper has been written with view to addressing crucial matters that are involved in
public procurement. There are so many issues that touch on ethics and probity in procurement
proceedings. The discussed issues touch on qualification of suppliers, contractors, consultants,
service providers and asset buyers. Although one may contemplate by reading the topic that the
article relates only to qualification of the named persons, it is to be found that there is discussion
on the duties of the procuring entity. The procuring entity and the supplier or contractor or
consultant or service provider or a asset buyer constitute the two or more parties who then make
up the relevant contract. This makes ethics and probity ideas relevant to both. The article is
therefore organised as follows. Part one is on introductory matters. part two provides for
definitions of necessary terminologies. In part three, the law on qualifications is discussed at
length covering registration; common criteria; the place of intellectual property; requirements
in pre-qualification documents and pre qualification proceedings. Part four is generally on
important issues arising out of qualification of tenderers. A conclusion is made in part five.
